Art by Patrick Sullivan Te Whakapuakitanga o te Rūnanga Whakakotahi i ngā Iwi o te Ao mō ngā Tika o ngā Iwi Taketake “Kia eke ki ngā taumata tēnei tutukitanga nā reira me whai i runga i te wairua kotahitanga, me te mana ōrite.” “He kupu oati ki waenga i ngā tāngata e rua kia manaaki tētahi ki tētahi.” UNDRIP Poster Maori.indd 1 into their everyday lives. In Wairoa, the community marked the first year of its 2040 Reorua vision – a commitment to protecting the right to language by becoming a fully bilingual town by 2040. To raise awareness of the UNDRIP and its relationship to the Treaty, the Commission produced a poster in collaboration with Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. The poster is designed by Te Wänanga o Aotearoa tutor Rongo Tuhura and incorporates artwork by students, Patrick Sullivan, Antonette Brighton and Brigitte Salzman. The poster is available in te reo Mäori and English. Businesses urged to respect indigenous rights Business interests in mining and water have implications for the rights of Tangata Whenua as indigenous people. These include the right to have their heritage and relationship to the environment protected, as well as to pursue their own priorities in economic, social and cultural development. Confronted with commercial plans for mining, gas exploration and commercial use of water, some hapü and iwi are challenging what is happening in their rohe. 14 6/26/2013 5:50:13 PM They are using human rights treaties and declarations, specifically the Treaty and the UNDRIP to support their submissions. In March 2013, the people of Parihaka sent a written statement to the United Nations, energy and gas corporations and the Government, declaring their displeasure and non-consent to the mass expansion of exploratory surveying and drilling around their papa kainga and coastal reserves. Ngäti Haua Whänui took action against plans for oil and gas drilling near Mount Taranaki and Ngäti Hau led protests opposing exploration for gold and silver in the Puhipuhi Hills. Ngä Ariki Kaiputahi and Te Whänau-aApanui also raised ongoing concerns about exploration for oil and gas off the East Coast of the North Island. The conflict between commercial interests and protecting indigenous rights is reflected internationally. In an effort to make sure that businesses exercise social responsibility and respect human rights, the United Nations introduced the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011.5